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[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I think it's how you refer to yourself, but it's been a while since I learned. Like there's three or four versions of "I", watashi, watakushi (very polite), and I forget the other two but one is extremely informal and possibly makes you sound like a delinquent.

Edit: ore and boku, can't remember which is the informal one, somebody who knows more step in and add some extra context please.

[–] fernlike3923@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

俺?It's generally used amongst friends in casual conversations, referring to yourself informally.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably that then! I study Chinese (Mandarin) now, so that's a very unusual character to me. Apparently it has a similar meaning but it's only used in regional dialects.

[–] fernlike3923@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, I wrote it in kanji because I thought you were still studying Japanese. (the character is ore)

Why did you decide on switching to learning Mandarin?

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Availability of native speakers local to me, and the fact I was initially attracted to Japanese by the characters and ended up essentially studying Chinese when researching their history. I may return to Japanese later, there's certainly plenty of study materials.

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Watashi is for adults and girls. Boku is for boys. Ore is for manly macho men.